Comments on: Colour to BW using channel mixer http://photocritic.org/colour-to-black-and-white/ The Photocritic DIY photography projects blog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:41:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Wigwam Jones http://photocritic.org/colour-to-black-and-white/#comment-1723 Wigwam Jones Fri, 07 Jul 2006 03:19:29 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/2006/colour-to-black-and-white/#comment-1723 Channel mixer can be even more entertaining when using a lens not corrected for color. I used the Spiratone Portragon - fixed f/4, designed to be lousy on purpose. Here's what I got: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wigwam/ Even the focus is different - due to the different convergence of each color. Fun; geeky, geeky, fun. Channel mixer can be even more entertaining when using a lens not corrected for color. I used the Spiratone Portragon - fixed f/4, designed to be lousy on purpose. Here’s what I got:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wigwam/

Even the focus is different - due to the different convergence of each color. Fun; geeky, geeky, fun.

]]> By: photoblog gordon http://photocritic.org/colour-to-black-and-white/#comment-1303 photoblog gordon Sat, 17 Jun 2006 02:47:09 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/2006/colour-to-black-and-white/#comment-1303 i love using the channel mixer it is a lot of fun. your model is cute, i find that if i project a little bit of red light onto a model's face while i photograph them it looks amazing in b/w. also very attractive people over the age of 40 look hot in b/w. i love using the channel mixer it is a lot of fun. your model is cute, i find that if i project a little bit of red light onto a model’s face while i photograph them it looks amazing in b/w. also very attractive people over the age of 40 look hot in b/w.

]]> By: Reg http://photocritic.org/colour-to-black-and-white/#comment-1283 Reg Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:09:49 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/2006/colour-to-black-and-white/#comment-1283 If we are on the subject of BW for skin, why not add the blue and green channels together in "calculations" so that you are replicating old film (not sensitive to red) If we are on the subject of BW for skin, why not add the blue and green channels together in “calculations” so that you are replicating old film (not sensitive to red)

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